Panettone

Panettone encapsulates the Christmas season and aromas in a medium royal blue bottle. It’s such a warm and gourmand fragrance with a photorealistic candied orange and freshly baked sweet dough evoking the sweet, warm smell from a kitchen when something delicious, like panettone, is baking in the oven. It’s amazing how well the nose managed to capture the panettone smell in this fragrance and it is still smelling like a fine fragrance. Panettone is a very dense gourmand scent without being saccharine sweet or overly edible. It reaches the perfect sweet spot without becoming an immature or cheap smelling scent. The first thing that I noticed when spraying Panettone was a very delectable bitter orange candied soaked in rum overnight, a mildly spicy ginger and something else unique that must be the carrot seeds. Very distinctive opening. Can’t say that I perceive the floral notes listed very distinctive but the combination of marigold and immortelle flowers makes this smell very appealing and gives it contrast. I have met this combo in another thick, delightful gourmand scent from Amouage and I suspect that these two flowers work magically together in here as well. Smelling Panettone after about an hour it reminded me instantly of that fragrance. These two fragrances don’t smell the same, but that two flowers combo creates a very specific, particular smell. There’s a bit of aromatic, herbaceous, balsamic feel mixed into all these delicious and edible notes coming from the davana and the marigold flower. A heavy dose of moderately sweet vanilla in the base rounds up the whole composition. The performance of Panettone is quite decent, nothing impressive just kind of average. Moderate sillage but it lasts decently, around 6-8 hours on clothing. Panettone represents to me such a well balanced blend of notes that results in the most delicious, mouth watering, realistic smelling panettone desert. For an over the top luxurious and 100% gourmand experience I will be layering this with Interlude by Amouage for wear on Christmas Day. It’s gonna be epic!

Panettone comes from Milano Fragranze, a niche fragrance house dedicated to capturing the essence of Milan through olfactory storytelling. This particular creation was developed by the same perfumer who created Gris Charnel for BDK... The star of the show here is bitter orange, which confidently persists throughout all stages of the fragrance. It’s accompanied by a subtle ginger and a standout buckwheat note, giving the composition a textured, cozy edge. Vanilla makes an appearance too - not cloying or overly sweet, but more like by adding depth without stealing the spotlight. The resulting combination is a remarkably realistic portrayal of a freshly baked high-end panettone from a pasticceria. And as an Italian who's lived in Milan and indulged in plenty of authentic panettone, I can confirm: they’ve nailed it. I first tried Panettone a few months ago when I received a sample. Even with just one spray on my hand, the scent lingered for nearly the entire day. That performance (and the scent) convinced me it was worth a full bottle. Yesterday, I finally got it, and let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint. This morning, I sprayed it at 7:30 AM, and 12 hours later, it was still projecting at arm's length. For a gourmand fragrance, good projection is not uncommon, but Panettone will keep radiating for hours. Milano Fragranze doesn’t just excel in scent but in presentation too. The blu Savoia (a colour associated with Milan) bottle is elegant, with a magnetic cap and a pressurized sprayer that delivers an even mist. For a niche fragrance, the pricing is reasonable, making this a good value for its quality. Panettone is a perfectly unisex gourmand that manages to be both unique and versatile. If you’re a fan of edible fragrances or just want something that doesn’t smell like everything else out there, this one deserves your attention. 10/10 – Perfetto!

Sweet, Holiday, Bakery-Fresh Panettone in a Perfume... Softly spicy, powdery-sweet, boozy, bakery aroma, bread-y, non-lactonic, powdery, ginger, a hint of cinnamon?, candied orange-peel, unique, rum cake, wheat (or buckwheat I guess)... On one hand, it smells like photo-realistic panettone, and I might be the only one but yet it also smells like perfume to me. I appreciate that there's nothing harsh lurking here. I especially like the wheat/buckwheat scent that I've smelt in some Demeter gourmand fragrances, only here there's great performance. This doesn't smell exactly like any perfume I've tested before, although there are passing reminders for me of scents I'll compare below. Although I like sweet scents, there are a few that are too sweet for me, but this one I like. That being said, if you like sweet scents, and you like photo-realistic sweet gourmands you will probably like this one too. This reads "Holidays" to me, but I agree with reviewer below that it's also autumnal. Love it. Enjoy! Contrast to Ginger Cookie Demeter: These are different, although there's similarities with a ginger-y baked good smell. Ginger Cookie doesn't have the citus notes present in Panettone. Panettone has much stronger performance. Contrast to 1740 Histoires de Parfums: These are different, but there are similarities with davana, immortelle & booziness. 1740 is more leather forward, while Panettone has more citrus forward and is gourmand, although they'd probably layer well. Both have excellent performance. Contrast to Five O'Clock Au Gingembre Serge Lutens: These are different, although there are similarities with a sweet ginger-y smell. Five O'Clock leans more masculine-unisex and has patchouli in the base, while Panettone is sweeter and has citrus & baked goods accords more forward. both have excellent performance.

A month before I got this, I was eating panettone and wishing there was a way to bottle that heady scent you get when you open a box of it. One sample purchase later, I am blown away by how perfectly they recreated the smell! Immediate strong rum and candied orange-- in fact, my first impression was that the scent was a little *too* cloying, the candied fruit kind of smacking me in the face and drowning everything else out. But never fear, after half an hour I started to get some of the bready, vanillic base notes that really anchor the scent. After that I was more and more thrilled with the just-out-of-the-bakery scent that kept floating up from my wrist, so warm and cozy and indulgent and holiday-y. I was even more happy when, after a full night's sleep, my wrist and pajama sleeve still smelled of the incredible cozy drydown, vanilla and bakery and something deeper that might be the florals coming in (though this is definitely not what I'd call a floral scent!). The opening is exciting and technically correct but the drydown close to the skin is my favorite part. I'm sad I only bought this after the new year, it's a cold-weather, pre-holidays scent for sure. I can't really see myself wearing it out-- but boy, am I gonna enjoy spraying it on a night in!

This is the most delicious, scrumptious, and realistic smelling gourmand ever! When I first sprayed it I was pleasantly surprised by how accurately this mimics the scent of a real freshly baked Panettone. 🍊🍦🍰 It is sweet, buttery, and has a strong dried fruit base. The dried fruit smells like sweet candied orange and sweet candied ginger. Although it is very sweet and delicious, you get a bit of spice from the ginger which gives it a nice kick and keeps it from getting too sweet. You can also definitely smell the buttery bready texture in this fragrance. I am in LOVE with it and if you love Panettone like me then you should run and try this gorgeous fragrance. I think every gourmand lover will adore this but if you are not a fan of sweet gourmands then I don’t think you would enjoy it, but then again why purchase a fragrance with the name Panettone if you don’t love gourmands😅 I find it long lasting on my skin with moderate sillage. Also I would reccomend this for winter and fall because it could definitely be too thick and heavy for the summertime. Overall, if you are searching for a spot on Panettone scent then this is perfect! I must add the bottle is luxe and gorgeous with a magnetic lid.